michailr- wheel position

DeltaRed

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In a previous post you asked about the wheels being 'reversed'(dished in) on an M farmall.They have to be 'reversed' to get the width narrow enough for certain jobs. In my case Ihave 4 H/M/400 tractors that are reversed. They must be reversed to let the tractor get narrow enough to go down a 30" corn row(60" center of tire to center of tire). There is no right or wrong with dish position.They were made to give a wide range of widthsFrom 56" to 90",depending on axle length.There was even a 100" axle offered.Sadly,most of those long axles have been cut off today. My SuperM still has this long axle intact..However,in your area with wider





(36/38") corn rows.,You will rarely if ever see a tractor dished in.As in my area,we rarely see a tractor with wheels dished out.Back in the day when sugar beets were grown,a tractor would be set out to 88",to straddle 4 22" rows,
 
There is one down the road from me where they raise a lot of field grown flowers and mumms. You see that tractor sitting there with the row crop tillers on it and those incredibly long axles. Man they are long!
 
I just measured my superH. They can be set all the way in to 48"! I'm sure the Ms are the same way. Man is that narrow.I'll bet pretty tippy too.
 
Planting six rows of sugar beets or pinto beans on 22 inch rows ment 88 inch wheel spacing, center to center. Long axle's were the norm as well as single front configurations for cultivation.

Beagle
 
Yep,88" and single front would pack every other row for better watering. We refered to that as the 'hard' row,vs the 'soft'(undriven/un packed)row.Not many plant on 22s any more,just 30" for everything now.One cultivateing tractor that way.Plus bigger tires don't work well in narrow rows. However,most onion guys use 34" beds/rows.Had one guy that set up a tractor to stretch out to 120".that with a single front would allow him to pack every other row on a 6 row x30" planting.
 
My 350 has the optional long axles and it barely slips through the doorway I keep it in with only an inch or two of clearance per side. Gotta be careful driving next to fences, too. For practical purposes it would be nice if they were shorter but it does add to the "uniqueness" of the tractor and I have no intention of torching them off.
 
Delta has it right also it takes less shed space for the narrower tread width. They load easier for getting more tractors on a trailer with them in at 60 inch centers(30" rows).
We set everything adjustable to 30's for standardization. In the red river MN/ND area there are a lot of 20 inch rows for Sugar beets with the 60 or 80 inch tread width for them.
Here in Mi there are a lot of various tread widths for beans,corn,and other row crops.
 

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